A well earned promotion and a much needed payrise....... Giving great customer service just because you can..... Knowing enough about something to have a 'respected opinion'.... Finding success and enjoyment in an 'accidental' career....

Laughing with my bf at our own jokes..... Lunches with my family...... Documentaries.... Inspirational quotes.... Imagination.... Waking up after a vivid dream and feeling like you really lived that experience.....

Learning from mistakes....... Watching the people I love grow and change...... Wallowing in overwhelming sadness when you need to, knowing that it will pass...... Being free to shape my life any way I choose.....

Being truly grateful for my lot in life......

Knowing who I am and who I have the potential to be, and being excited.

I asked the bf what "happiness is" for him. He said knowing he has true friends that he can trust with anything and that the people that really know him think he is great just the way he is.

Thanks for that. I just snapped at my son for using the whingy voice on me and was feeling a bit low. As I read your list, I recognised a few from my own life and thought of some new ones as well. I feel much better now.

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I’m addicted to the blog of an old acquaintance like a soap opera. I live vicariously through her wild parties, romantic liaisons and exotic career choices. I cry when her endeavours fail, pine when she's homesick and get angry when someone ticks her off.
I log on daily and get a buzz of excitement when I find a new post, or curse her name if she's been away too long. I'm horribly jealous. She is on the opposite side of the world, and her life is the complete opposite of mine.
She's travelling to the corners of the globe, meeting amazing people and doing her bit to make the world a better place. When you compare my life to that, what chance do I have of writing anything entertaining?
The odds appear to be stacked high against me, but I'm working on the philosophy "if you can't join 'em, beat 'em". I can't pack up my life and travel, but I can do this writing thing, and I will topple her from the heights of blog soapie stardom!